EU Antitrust Counseling

Antitrust challenges arise in a multitude of situations: mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution and franchise arrangements, standard setting, intellectual property acquisition and licensing, product and service pricing, advertising, trade association activity and relationships with customers, competitors and employees. In all of these situations, companies need to identify and evaluate possible antitrust risks in order to make an informed decision whether and how to proceed with an agreement, investment or business.

Baker Botts Antitrust lawyers are known for their creative, timely and practical advice to help clients solve complex antitrust issues and achieve their business goals. Our deep antitrust experience allows us to quickly assess, manage and minimize antitrust exposure so clients can make a well-informed decision as to how they want to proceed and what strategy they want to follow. Our clients range from Fortune 50 corporations to privately held start-ups, and trade associations, and come from a broad array of industries including high technology, communications, energy, chemicals, automotive, transport and logistics, consumer goods and pharmaceutical products.